Table 1.

Maximum tumor size at the time of initial detection in patients with HCC assorted by year of diagnosis

	Mean maximum tumor size (cm)
Year	≤2.0	2.1-3.0	3.1-5.0	5.1-10.0	≥10.1
1978–1980	1.3%	4.2%	3.2%	26.3%	65.1%
1981–1985	5.3%	18.0%	15.6%	28.8%	32.3%
1986–1990	14.5%	25.8%	21.5%	21.6%	16.5%
1991–1995	20.8%	23.3%	25.0%	17.2%	13.7%
1996–2000	17.3%	24.5%	23.6%	19.6%	15.0%
2001–2005	31.2%	24.5%	22.3%	15.5%	6.5%

Percentages are shown of patients with HCC in each time period assorted by maximum tumor size at the time of diagnosis.